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Binghamton University: Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Woman Suffrage
This webpage presents original documents, primarily correspondences by and to both Washington and Du Bois, which reflect their changing views on woman suffrage. The site is from the Binghamton University project Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775–2000.
C-Span Booknotes Transcript: bell hooks - Killing Rage
This is a transcript of a Booknotes interview conducted by Brian Lamb and aired on C-Span in November 1995. In the interview, hooks discusses her 11th book, Killing Rage: Ending Racism.
Cornell University Africana Library: Reference Sources
This Cornell University Africana Library webpage provides annotated reference source listings valuable for research in African American Studies. The bibliographies are subdivided by categories including literature, history, biographies, social issues, and specialized reference books.
Emory University: African American Studies and Postcolonialism
This article, written by Reshmi J. Hebbar, examines the necessary disciplinary links between African American studies and postcolonialism. It appears in the Postcolonial Studies section of the English Department's website.
Library of Congress: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project - 1936–38
This Library of Congress archive contains over 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and several hundred photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers's Project in the 1930s
Postmodern Blackness by bell hooks
In her article "Postmodern Blackness," teacher, writer, and cultural critic bell hooks explores the relationship between postmodernism and black politics. The essay appears on the University of Pennsylvania's African studies webpage.
Schomburg Center Exhibit: Harlem Writers and Intellectuals
Hosted by the University of Michigan, this page gives an overview of a few important writers and intellectuals in Harlem between 1900-1940.
The African American Mosaic Exhibition, Library of Congress
This online resource guide for the study of black history and culture, developed by the Library of Congress, covers colonization, abolition, migrations, and the WPA and includes access to audio sources as well as digitized images of books, periodicals, prints, and photographs.
The New York Times: How Race Is Lived in America
This series of reports is the result of a yearlong examination of race relations in America. The articles span a range of racial issues and experiences, and each is accompanied by a slide show, student questionnaire, and links to other race-related Times resources.
The Progressive Magazine: Invisible People by June Jordan
In the article "The Invisible People: An Unsolicited Report on Black Rage," poet and essayist June Jordan discusses the African American response to the 2001 presidential election in the contexts of white supremacy and the silencing of the black vote.
Third World Viewpoint Interviews bell hooks
This interview with black feminist, scholar, and cultural critic bell hooks is conducted by Third World Viewpoint magazine and appears courtesy of Z Magazine. In the interview, presented in Q&A style, hooks shares her thoughts on capitalism, patriarchy, and homophobia.
University of Virginia Electronic Text Center: African American Resources
This page offers online access to dozens of primary source texts dating from 1760 to 1993 that are relevant to African American studies.
 
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